ISSF 25 meter center-fire pistol

ISSF 25 meter center-fire pistol
Men
Number of shots2x30
Olympic Games
World ChampionshipsSince 1947
AbbreviationCFP

25 meter center-fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events, and is normally a men-only event. Its origin lies in competitions with military-style service pistols, and as such its history dates back to the 19th century.

25 meter pistol (formerly called sport pistol) is essentially the women's equivalent of this event, the only difference being the smaller rimfire caliber handguns used (often the same models only chambered for the smaller caliber).

Handguns

Caliber

The name center-fire describes the type of cartridges used distinguishes this event from other ISSF events shot with handguns chambered for small caliber rimfire cartridges.

The rules specify that matches are to be shot with handgun of any caliber between 7.62 mm (.30) and 9.65 mm (.38), but the most popular cartridge is the .32 S&W Long Wadcutter, because it has good performance characteristics. Many countries also have laws restricting civilian ownership of firearms chambered for cartridges also used by military forces which would not apply to the rather obscure .32 S&W Long.

Type

Using a revolver is not a disadvantage because the "rapid-fire" stage is not as demanding or fast as the true rapid-fire event of 25 meter rapid fire pistol. The current record is set with a revolver (Toz 49). The most popular handgun choices, however, are larger caliber versions of rimfire semi-automatic pistols originally designed for 25 meter standard pistol. Many of these pistols can be changed from one caliber to the other by simply changing the barrel and magazine. Examples of such firearms are usually from companies specializing in firearms for ISSF events like Pardini Arms, Benelli, Morini, Walther and Hämmerli and include:

Course of fire

The 25 and 50 meter pistol target, with a diameter of 500 mm

A center-fire match consists of two parts of 30 shots each, both shot at 25 m:

  • A precision stage where 5 shots are to be fired during a 5-minute period.
  • A rapid-fire stage where, for each shot, the shooter has 3 seconds to raise his arm from a 45-degree angle and fire.
  • As with all ISSF pistol disciplines, all firing must be done with one hand, unsupported.

The score zones of the targets are different for the two stages, but scores are usually similar for the two courses. In the precision stage, the target is the same as in 50 meter pistol (although at half the distance), with a 10-zone of 5 cm diameter, and in the rapid-fire stage, the target is the same as in 25 meter rapid fire pistol, with a 10-zone of 10 cm diameter.

Popularity

The event has not made it into the Olympic Games, and so gains little attention. It is part of the ISSF World Shooting Championships however, as well as the CISM World Championships. It is also notable for being the inspiration for the 25 meter pistol event, which is an Olympic event for women.

World Championships, Men

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1947 Sweden Stockholm  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Mauri Kuokka (FIN)  Rodeheffer N. J. (USA)
1949 Argentina Buenos Aires  Heinrich Keller (SUI)  Eino Antton Saarnikko (FIN)  Huelet Leo Benner (USA)
1952 Norway Oslo  Harry Wendell Reeves (USA)  Walter Rudolph Walsh (USA)  Huelet Leo Benner (USA)
1954 Venezuela Caracas  Torsten Elis Ullman (SWE)  Huelet Leo Benner (USA)  William Mc Millan (USA)
1958 Soviet Union Moscow  William Mc Millan (USA)  Vladimír Kudrna (TCH)  Károly Takács (HUN)
1962 Egypt Cairo  Igor Bakalov (URS)  Efim Haydurov (URS)  William Blankenship (USA)
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden  William Blankenship (USA)  Lubomír Nácovský (TCH)  Renart Suleimanov (URS)
1970 United States Phoenix  Rafael Carpio (MEX)  Seppo Makinen (FIN)  Lubomír Nácovský (TCH)
1974 Switzerland Thun  Dan Iuga (ROM)  Francis "Frank" Higginson (USA)  Hynek Hromada (TCH)
1978 South Korea Seoul  Seppo Makinen (FIN)  Park Jong-kil (KOR)  Seppo Saarenpaeae (FIN)
1982 Venezuela Caracas  Vladas Turla (URS)  Sergei Rysev (URS)  Jaques Cheres (FRA)
1986 East Germany Suhl  Oleg Tkachyov (URS)  Afanasij Kuzmin (URS)  Igor Basinski (URS)
1990 Soviet Union Moscow  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Miroslav Ignatiuk (URS)  Park Byung-Taek (KOR)
1994 Italy Milan  Paal Hembre (NOR)  Christian Kezel (FRA)  Oleg Tkachyov (UKR)
1998 Spain Barcelona  Park Byung-Taek (KOR)  Paal Hembre (NOR)  Giovanni Bossi (AUT)
2002 Finland Lahti  Park Byung-Taek (KOR)  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Lee Sang-hak (KOR)
2006 Croatia Zagreb  Yadong Liu (CHN)  Mikhail Nestruev (RUS)  Michael Hofmann (SUI)
2010 Germany Munich  Leonid Yekimov (RUS)  Júlio Almeida (BRA)  Pål Hembre (NOR)
2014 Spain Granada  Yusuf Dikeç (TUR)  Oleksandr Petriv (UKR)  Tomas Tehan (CZE)
2018 South Korea Changwon  Julio Almeida (BRA)  Christian Reitz (GER)  Pavlo Korostylov (UKR)
2022 Egypt New Administrative Capital  Christian Reitz (GER)  Ruslan Lunev (AZE)  Peeter Olesk (EST)

World Championships, Men Team

Year Place Gold Silver Bronze
1947 Sweden Stockholm Finland Finland
Kallio M.
Mauri Kuokka
Jaakko Eliel Rintanen
Vaeinoe Villiam Skarp
Sweden Sweden
Helmisalo A.
Holmberg E.
Sven Lundquist
Torsten Elis Ullman
United Kingdom Great Britain
Bennett R.
Staton B.
Henry Albert Steele
Willott B.
1949 Argentina Buenos Aires United States United States
Huelet Leo Benner
Hancock W.
Logie C.
Harry Wendell Reeves
Switzerland Switzerland
Heinz Ambuehl
Gaemperli H.
Heinrich Keller
Beat Rhyner
Finland Finland
Kallio M.
Leonard Ravilo
Jaakko Eliel Rintanen
Eino Antton Saarnikko
1952 Norway Oslo United States United States
Huelet Leo Benner
William Mc Millan
Harry Wendell Reeves
Walter Rudolph Walsh
Sweden Sweden
Fagerholm E.
Holmberg E.
Roback C.
Schoett G.
Mexico Mexico
Rafael Bermejo
Pedro Avilés
Jose Reyes
Carlos Rodriguez
1954 Venezuela Caracas Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anton Jasinsky
Konstantin Martazov
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
United States United States
Huelet Leo Benner
John Jagoda
William Mc Millan
Harry Wendell Reeves
Cuba Cuba
Tomas Cabanas
Rafael Antonio Cadalso Fernandez
Dediot L.
Rodriguez C.
1958 Soviet Union Moscow Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Karel Mucha
František Maxa
Vladimír Kudrna
Vaclav Trojan
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Anton Jasinsky
Vassili Sorokin
Makhmud Umarov
Lev Vainshtein
United States United States
Huelet Leo Benner
David Carter
William Mc Millan
Aubrey Smith
1962 Egypt Cairo Soviet Union Soviet Union
Efim Haydurov
Igor Bakalov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
United States United States
William Blankenship
Franklin Green
William Mc Millan
Cecil Wallis
East Germany East Germany
Joachim Fichtner
Johann Garreis
Lothar Jacobi
Gottfried Wehle
1966 West Germany Wiesbaden United States United States
William Blankenship
John Ditmore
Franklin Green
Emil Heugatter
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Igor Bakalov
Renart Suleimanov
Vladimir Stolipin
Albert Udachin
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Falta
Lubomír Nácovský
Josef Svab
Jaroslav Vesely
1970 United States Phoenix Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Ladislav Falta
Hynek Hromada
Vladimír Hurt
Lubomír Nácovský
United States United States
William Blankenship
Jimmie Dorsey
Elmer Hilden
Francis Higginson
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Igor Bakalov
Grigori Kosych
Afanasij Kuzmin
Vladimir Stolipin
1974 Switzerland Thun Soviet Union Soviet Union
Grigori Kosych
Victor Torshin
Georgi Zapolskich
Mikhail Ziubko
United States United States
Bonnie Harmon
Francis "Frank" Higginson
Bobby Tiner
Milo Vlasin
Finland Finland
Eino Kohvakka
Seppo Makinen
Vaino Markkanen
Lassi Riitinki
1978 South Korea Seoul Finland Finland
Olavi Johannes Heikkinen
Seppo Makinen
Hannu Paavola
Seppo Saarenpaeae
Switzerland Switzerland
Marcel Ansermet
Philippe Klay
Reinhard Ruess
Alex Tschui
Sweden Sweden
Ove Gunnarsson
Boo Levin
Staffan Oscarsson
Ragnar Skanåker
1982 Venezuela Caracas Soviet Union Soviet Union
Afanasij Kuzmin
Igor Puzirev
Sergei Rysev
Vladas Turla
Switzerland Switzerland
Marcel Ansermet
Reinhard Ruess
Sigisbert Schnyder
Alex Tschui
Finland Finland
Seppo Makinen
Hannu Paavola
Paavo Palokangas
Jouni Vainio
1986 East Germany Suhl Soviet Union Soviet Union
Igor Basinski
Afanasij Kuzmin
Oleg Tkachyov
Switzerland Switzerland
Hans Buerkli
Anton Kuechler
Alex Tschui
Austria Austria
Dieter Aggermann
Hermann Sailer
Karl Pavlis
1990 Soviet Union Moscow Soviet Union Soviet Union
Miroslav Ignatiuk
Afanasij Kuzmin
Sergei Pyzhianov
Finland Finland
Seppo Makinen
Asko Makinen
Reijo Paerepalo
United States United States
Don Nygord
Eduardo Suarez
Darius Young
1994 Italy Milan Russia Russia
Sergei Poliakov
Sergei Pyzhianov
Valentin Osipenko
Ukraine Ukraine
Miroslav Ignatiuk
Taras Magmet
Oleg Tkachyov
South Korea South Korea
Lee Sang-Hak
Lee Ki-Choon
Park Byung-Taek
1998 Spain Barcelona South Korea South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Lee Sang-Hak
Kim Sung-joon
Russia Russia
Sergei Pyzhianov
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Alifirenko
Belarus Belarus
Igor Basinski
Siarhei Yurusau
Kanstantsin Lukashyk
2002 Finland Lahti South Korea South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Lee Sang-Hak
Kim Sung-joon
Norway Norway
Petter Bratli
Paal Hembre
Erik Baekkevold
Ukraine Ukraine
Oleksandr Petriv
Oleg Tkachyov
Roman Bondaruk
2006 Croatia Zagreb Russia Russia
Mikhail Nestruev
Sergei Poliakov
Sergei Alifirenko
South Korea South Korea
Park Byung-Taek
Hong Seong-Hwan
Lee Sang-Hak
North Korea North Korea
Kim Hyon-ung
Ryu Myong-yon
Kim Jong-su
2010 Germany Munich Brazil Brazil
Júlio Almeida
Emerson Duarte
José Carlos Batista
France France
Sebastien Blachouin
Franck Dumoulin
Thierry Riedinger
South Korea South Korea
Hong Seong-hwan
Park Byung-taek
Jang Dae-kyu
2014 Spain Granada  Ukraine
Oleksandr Petriv
Roman Bondaruk
Pavlo Korostylov
 Russia
Leonid Ekimov
Alexei Klimov
Anton Gourianov
Brazil Brazil
Emerson Duarte
Júlio Almeida
José Carlos Batista
2018 South Korea Changwon  South Korea
Kim Young-min
Kim Jin-il
Jang Dae-kyu
 France
Clément Bessaguet
Alban Pierson
Boris Artaud
 China
Yao Zhaonan
Jin Yongde
Zhao Xiankun

World Championships, total medals up to 2006

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union106319
2 United States67720
3 South Korea4239
4 Finland34411
5 Russia2305
6 Czechoslovakia2237
7 Sweden2215
8 Switzerland1416
9 Norway1203
10 Mexico1012
11 China1001
 Romania1001
13 Ukraine0123
14 France0112
15 Austria0022
16 Belarus0011
 Cuba0011
 East Germany0011
 Great Britain0011
 Hungary0011
 North Korea0011
Totals (21 entries)343434102

Current world records

Current world records in 25 metre center-fire pistol
Men (ISSF) Individual 596  Christian Reitz (GER) 31 July 2015 Maribor (SLO) edit
Teams 1762  Soviet Union (Ignatiuk, Kuzmins, Pyzhianov) August 15, 1990 Moscow (URS) edit
Men (CISM) Individual 597  Yusuf Dikeç (TUR) 2006 Rena (NOR) edit
Teams 1763  China (Gao, Jin, Liu) 2006 Rena (NOR)

World champions

Year Venue Individual Team
1947 Stockholm  Torsten Ullman (SWE)  Finland
1949 Buenos Aires  Heinrich Keller (SUI)  United States
1952 Oslo  Harry Reeves (USA)  United States
1954 Caracas  Torsten Ullman (SWE)  Soviet Union
1958 Moscow  William McMillan (USA)  Czechoslovakia
1962 Cairo  Igor Rakalov (URS)  Soviet Union
1966 Wiesbaden  William Blankenship (USA)  United States
1970 Phoenix  Rafael Carpio (MEX)  Czechoslovakia
1974 Thun  Dan Iuga (ROU)  Soviet Union
1978 Seoul  Seppo Mäkinen (FIN)  Finland
1982 Caracas  Vladas Turla (URS)  Soviet Union
1986 Suhl  Oleg Tkachyov (URS)  Soviet Union
1990 Moscow  Sergei Pyzhianov (URS)  Soviet Union
1994 Milan  Pål Hembre (NOR)  Russia
1998 Barcelona  Park Byung Taek (KOR)  South Korea
2002 Lahti  Park Byung Taek (KOR)  South Korea
2006 Zagreb  Liu Yadong (CHN)  Russia
2010 Munich  Leonid Yekimov (RUS)  Brazil
2014 Granada  Yusuf Dikeç (TUR)  Ukraine

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